In Huachen Kingdom, on the branch of Longji Mountain in the Qingyue Mountains, there is a grand canyon hundreds of miles long - Longxi Gorge. The mountains on both sides of the canyon are steep and crisscrossed with ravines. Dangerous cliffs stand everywhere, with peaks reaching into the clouds and strange rocks on the cliffs.
The valley is rugged and covered with vines and grass; the Ambergris Creek at the bottom of the valley runs through the valley, with rapid water and roars. The vegetation on both sides is dense, the trees are towering, exotic flowers and plants are everywhere, lush, rare birds and animals appear from time to time, and the animal and plant resources are very rich.
It is known as the "natural medicine valley".
At this moment, on a cliff, a thin and agile young man in Tsing Yi is picking medicinal materials. He is as light as a swallow, looks like an ape, has five fingers like hooks, and feet like rivets. The cliff looks like flat ground.
Xing Shanzhan kept climbing and jumping between the cliffs, and from time to time he put the picked medicinal materials into the basket behind him. His expression did not look like he was working, but he looked like he was intoxicated.
The young man's name is Gongsun Yan, and he is a descendant of the Gongsun family.
The Gongsun family's ancestral home is in Luming Mountain in the east of Huachen Kingdom. They have practiced medicine for generations. They are a famous medical family in Huachen Kingdom. Most of the family's descendants are engaged in medicine-related industries, and there are many who serve as imperial physicians in the palace. However, among the people
The majority of people practice medicine or work as drug dealers. Once the children of the family reach adulthood, they are assigned to practice medicine in various parts of Huachen Kingdom. There are also many people who serve as military doctors in the army, but they are mainly the children of collateral lines of the family.
Gongsun Yan's father, Gongsun Dian, was assigned to practice medicine in Linshui Town, which was far away from the family's ancestral home, when he came of age. He assisted his second brother in running a drug store for many years. Three years ago, he enlisted in the army and became a military doctor. Gongsun Yan was influenced by his family.
He practiced medicine from his father since he was a child, learned various medical skills, read medical classics familiarly, and also learned various medicine identification and collection techniques, as well as the medicinal properties, pharmacology and processing methods of various medicinal materials. He is talented, intelligent, and perseverant.
Extraordinary, he studied hard and already had the demeanor of a doctor at the age of twelve.
"Master, master, it's not good, something happened to the master." Suddenly, a burst of rapid shouting came from the dense forest under the cliff, interrupting Gongsun Yan's action of collecting herbs. He looked down and saw his servant Zhong.
Ren hurriedly ran out of the forest and waved to him.
Gongsun Yan stopped quickly, quickly climbed down the cliff with agility, and came to Zhong Ren in the blink of an eye:
"Uncle Zhong, what happened to my father?"
"The master was injured and sent back. I don't know what happened. Madam asked you to go back quickly." Zhongren replied.
Gongsun Yan felt nervous and rushed home, and Zhong Ren quickly followed.
Zhongren was a servant in Gongsun Yan's family, but he was not a slave. He was an injured person whom Gongsun Dian had treated many years ago on his way to practice medicine. After he recovered from his injury, in order to repay the kindness of saving his life, he insisted on being a slave to Gongsun Dian's family. Gongsun Dian
Although he couldn't refuse, he had no choice but to stay as a domestic servant. Zhongren was a loyal and reliable person, and he had been trusted and respected by the Gongsun family for many years.
The two of them traveled quickly. The journey that usually took more than two hours took less than an hour today and they arrived back at Lishui Town.
Lushui Town is surrounded by mountains to the east, west and north, and faces water to the south. It is named after the Lushui River flows through it. The town is not big, and the cross streets in the town divide the town into four regions: northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest.
, the permanent resident population in the town is only tens of thousands. Although it is not a densely populated town, because it is the only place to pass by the east entrance of Longxi Gorge, it is usually bustling with people. Relying on the unique advantages of the "Natural Medicine Valley", Qishui Town is one of the most popular places in China.
A famous distribution center for medicinal materials in Chen State.
After Gongsun Yan and his servant entered the town, they quickly passed through the town and rushed to their home in the northeast corner of the town.
At this time, in the bedroom of Gongsun Yan's home, Gongsun Dian was laid flat on the bed, his chest was covered with blood-stained gauze, his face was gray, his eyes were closed, and his breath was weak. A middle-aged man who was over forty years old was trying to help him.
Gongsun Yan's mother, Feng Shi, had red eyes. She held her youngest son Gongsun Sheng in her left hand and her youngest daughter Gongsun Yao in her right hand. She stood anxiously beside her. The two children's faces were covered with tears and they stared at their father silently.
It's very quiet indoors.
"Second brother, how is your husband's injury?" Feng asked.
The man waved his hands and did not answer. He took out a pair of scissors from the bag he carried with him and began to gently cut away the gauze wrapped around Gongsun Dian's body.
At this moment, Gongsun Yan came into the house sweating profusely and saw his father lying on the bed with his brow furrowed. His second uncle Gongsun Rui was carefully peeling off the gauze from his father's wound. Gongsun Yan walked over gently and was about to ask.
, Gongsun Rui raised his head and stopped him with stern eyes. He looked at his mother again, and Feng Shi also shook his head slightly to signal him to silence.
Gongsun Dian has four brothers and sisters. Their parents are still alive. The eldest brother Gongsun Zheng and his younger sister Gongsun Ying stay with their parents in their ancestral land. The second brother Gongsun Rui was assigned by the family to practice medicine in Lishui Town very early and also ran a drug store. Gongsun Rui also joined the army in his early years.
After finishing his military career, he still returned to Lishui Town to practice medicine. Huachen State’s requirement for military doctors was to serve in the army for three years in peacetime and five years in wartime. At this time, Huachen State and the adjacent rampant war
During the war between the two countries, Gongsun Dian's years in the army were also extended accordingly.
When Gongsun Yan saw that his second uncle was examining his father's injuries, he immediately took the spare medicine box at home from the living room, moved a small table, took out the medical equipment and medicines in the box one by one, and placed them next to his second uncle. Gongsun Rui used
He glanced at Gongsun Yan with approval, then waved his hand to signal the Feng family, mother and son, to leave, and then began to clean up Gongsun Dian's wounds, leaving Gongsun Yan waiting beside him.
After a while, sweat oozed from Gongsun Dian's forehead and his breathing became rapid. Gongsun Yan stared at his father nervously with red eyes and hesitated to speak. Upon seeing this, Gongsun Rui immediately stopped what he was doing and looked towards the table. Gongsun Yan
He quickly picked up a porcelain bottle marked "Mixian Powder" from the table and handed it to his second uncle. Gongsun Rui shook his head slightly and said:
"Your father is extremely weak and cannot use general anesthesia. Mi Xian Powder is not suitable. He can only use local anesthesia. Get a bowl and wine."
Gongsun Yan immediately ran to the living room to get a bowl and shochu. Gongsun Rui took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, took out a small amount of white powder with a horn spoon and added it to the small bowl. He very carefully dissolved the shochu and mixed it thoroughly.
"This is extracted from the viscera of pufferfish in the Lushui River. Although it is extremely poisonous! But it can act as a local anesthetic after being slightly diluted and applied externally," Gongsun Ruidao said.
"Ah! Is it the incurable 'Drunk Sansheng'?" Gongsun Yan said in surprise.
"Yes, this medicine must be used with caution. Overdosage can cause paralysis!"
After saying that, Gongsun Rui picked up the wolf hair brush and carefully applied the dissolved "Zui Sansheng" brush to Gongsun Dian's injured area. After waiting for a moment, he began to gently touch the injured area with a small wooden pestle and saw Gongsun Dian breathing.
Evenly, Gongsun Rui picked up the scissors, tweezers, etc. and began to clean the wound. First, he carefully removed the blood-stained gauze adhering to the surface. As the gauze continued to peel off, the wound gradually appeared. Gongsun Rui frowned. This was obviously a palm injury.
The injury was not treated in time, the bandage was extremely rough, and the wound began to fester and fester.
Gongsun Rui used open scalpels, flat-edged knives, scissors, tweezers and other tools to incise the wound, cut off dead slough, remove slough and blood clots, etc., clean the wound with salt water, and after completing a series of debridement operations,
Then use bone-setting techniques to reset the injured bone as much as possible, and apply the ancestral "Quhushengji Ointment" and "Extended Strength and Bone-Jieming Ointment", then carefully bandage them, fix them with arc-shaped splints, and take out a pill from the medicine gourd that is carried.
, told Gongsun Yan:
"Immediately dissolve it with water and give it to your father. From now on, change the dressing once a day."
"Okay, Second Uncle, I remember," Gongsun Yan responded, took the pills and immediately handed Gongsun Rui a towel to wipe away his sweat, then took the hydrating medicine and gave it to Gongsun Dian to drink.
Seeing Gongsun Dian's breathing gradually calming down, Gongsun Rui and Gongsun Yan gently exited the bedroom. In the living room, Feng and others were waiting anxiously. When they saw the uncle and nephew coming out, they hurriedly stood up to greet Gongsun Rui and invited Gongsun Rui to sit down. After serving tea,
asked:
"Thank you for your hard work, second brother! How is your husband doing?"
Gongsun Rui looked solemn and pondered for a moment and said: "The situation is not good! First tell me who brought the third child back and what happened?" It turned out that Gongsun Rui had been away from home early in the morning, and when he came back to hear the news, he rushed away immediately.
Come over, he hasn't had time to ask in detail about the details of Gongsun Dian being injured and brought back.
After hearing this, Mrs. Feng's eyes immediately burst into tears. The two children also cried bitterly when they saw this. Mrs. Feng swallowed back and said:
"Early this morning, Yan'er went to the valley to collect herbs. About an hour after he left, he heard someone calling outside the yard. Zhongren went out and saw that it was two military masters who were sending our husband back on pack horses. He said
He was injured on the front line. He helped us carry our husband into the room and left in a hurry. Before leaving, he told us to find someone to treat our husband immediately!"
After hearing this, Gongsun Rui couldn't help frowning and fell into deep thought.